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Sea Shepherd UK launches our new teacher Education website
Sea Shepherd UK launches ‘Operation Bloody Fjords 2020’ opposing the dolphin drive hunts of the Faroe Islands.
Introducing 'SHADOW' Sea Shepherd UK's latest addition to our RIB fleet
Another Year of Freedom for the Whales of Iceland - and hope for the end of all Icelandic whaling
Stacey Dooley meets Sea Shepherd crew while investigating whaling in the Faroe Islands
Sea Shepherd UK calls on cruise ship companies to postpone future voyages to the Faroe Islands
SDI and Sea Shepherd UK launch the first accredited ‘GHOSTNET RECOVERY’ speciality course
Forest Green Rovers launches a Sea Shepherd-inspired third kit
Victory for Whales as Iceland Delays Whaling Permit
Operation Northern Exposure
Dec 26, 2018 - Sea Shepherd Welcomes the end of Whaling in the Southern Ocean
Dec 12, 2018 - Taiwanese Captain Sentenced 20 Years for Shark Finning in Tanzania
Dec 3, 2018 - Sea Shepherd’s flagship the M/Y Steve Irwin retires after a life defending the oceans
Nov 20, 2018 - Foreign Industrial Trawler Arrested as Sea Shepherd Launches Renewed Partnership with Liberia
Nov 2, 2018 - Thwarted Again: Poaching Vessels Still Stuck in Cabo Verde Port after 2015 Arrest
Oct 26, 2018 - Sea Shepherd Concludes Operation Albacore III Against Illegal Fishing in Central West Africa
Oct 19, 2018 - Sea Shepherd partners with South Australian Government for science in the Great Australian Bight
Oct 11, 2018 - Sea Shepherd Launches a New Campaign in the Mediterranean Sea: Operation Siso
Sep 26, 2018 - European commercial fishing vessel busted in Africa for shark finning
Aug 20, 2018 - #Defend500: The Baltic Harbor Porpoises Need You to Take Action
Jul 24, 2018 - Sea Shepherd’s Operation Siracusa: Busting Poachers
Jul 22, 2018 - ‘Ocean Warrior’ Arrives in Mozambique to Expand the Fight Against Illegal Fishing in Partnership with East African Countries
Jul 18, 2018 - Captain Peter Hammarstedt Nominated for the 2018 Pritzker Award
Jul 17, 2018 - Foreign Poaching Vessels Face Charges for Fishing in Gabonese Marine Reserve
Jul 12, 2018 - Illegal Fishing Activities Thwarted in Tanzania After Six Months of Joint Patrols
Jul 11, 2018 - Icelandic Whaling Company Kills Endangered Blue Whale
Jul 10, 2018 - Three Illegal Fishing Vessels Arrested: Sea Shepherd returns to Gabon to help protect Africa’s largest marine protected area
Jul 4, 2018 - Fleet Targeting Sharks in Timor Leste Released Without Charge
Jun 29, 2018 - Sea Shepherd Germany Reveals “Silent Killers” in the Baltic Sea
Jun 29, 2018 - Iceland's Commercial Whaling of Endangered Fin Whales
Jun 13, 2018 - M/V Emanuel Bronner Assists Seal Rescue in Gulf of Gdansk
Jun 8, 2018 - Successful Results Achieved in Second IUU Fishing Operation with Liberian Government
Jun 7, 2018 - Current Laws are Insufficient to Stop Porpoise Bycatch in the Baltic Sea
Jun 5, 2018 - LEGAL UPDATE: Two More Arrests in Tanzanian Illegal Fishing Investigation
May 30, 2018 - Sea Shepherd Hong Kong Reveals Illegal Shark Fin Shipments
May 28, 2018 - Effective Monitoring of Gillnets in the Baltic Sea
Apr 17, 2018 - Pirate Fishing Tycoon Hit with €8.2 Million Fine in Spain
Apr 17, 2018 - Illegal Trawling with Impunity Revealed in Denmark’s Protected Waters
Apr 12, 2018 - Another Successful Patrol for Sea Shepherd’s Operation Jodari
Apr 7, 2018 - Hot Pursuit of Toothfish Poacher Ends with Arrest in Indonesia
Mar 25, 2018 - The Sam Simon Intercepts Trawler as it Attempts to Flee Detention in Liberia
Mar 21, 2018 - The M/Y Steve Irwin departs for the Great Australian Bight - Operation Jeedara 2018
Mar 21, 2018 - Notorious Toothfish Poacher Arrested by Liberian Coast Guard with Sea Shepherd Assistance
Mar 15, 2018 - Sea Shepherd Germany Announces Return to the Baltic Sea
Mar 15, 2018 - Mangrove Timber Smugglers Busted in Operation Jodari's Second Patrol
Feb 28, 2018 - Tanzanian Authorities Issue Over €6 Million in Fines to Foreign Fishing Vessels Evading Inspections
Feb 26, 2018 - The dirty secret of how France exterminates its dolphins
Feb 20, 2018 - Dutch Postcode Lottery Supports Sea Shepherd with €900,000
Feb 5, 2018 - Sea Shepherd Launches Operation Jodari with Tanzania, Makes First Three Arrests
Jan 18, 2018 - Liberia arrests high-tech poachers for illegal fishing and attempted bribery
Jan 13, 2018 - Sea Shepherd UK launches our new Ghostnet Campaign
Jan 11, 2018 - Nigeria Takes Action Against ‘Sustainably-Certified’ Shrimp Trawler
Jan 5, 2018 - Humboldt 2018 National Campaign Sea Shepherd Chile
Jan 4, 2018 - Sea Shepherd celebrates New Year with arrest of illegal fishing vessel in Liberia
Jan 3, 2018 - Sea Shepherd’s 25 Marine Conservation Campaigns in 2017
Dec 19, 2017 - Arrest of poaching vessel shows shark liver oil production could drive species to extinction
Nov 28, 2017 - Sea Shepherd releases suppressed Australian Government whaling footage
Nov 23, 2017 - Sea Shepherd assists Liberian Coast Guard in arrest of notorious internationally-blacklisted vessel for illegal fishing
Nov 9, 2017 - Large Fishing Trawler Arrested in Covert Operation by Sea Shepherd Global and the Liberian Authorities
Nov 8, 2017 - Operation Bloody Fjords update: Covert patrols documenting the slaughter go completely undetected by the Faroese government.
Nov 8, 2017 - Sea Shepherd Concludes Operation to Combat Illegal Fishing in Central West Africa
Sep 20, 2017 - Breaking Discovery on New Impact Salmon Farms Have on the Wild
Sep 13, 2017 - Fishing fleet caught red-handed in a dawn raid by Sea Shepherd and East Timor National Police
Sep 1, 2017 - Sea Shepherd Releases Powerful Video on the Same Day Japan Begins Its Annual Dolphin Hunt
Aug 31, 2017 - Fight For Wild Salmon Escalates in British Columbia After Washington’s Farmed Salmon Spill
Aug 24, 2017 - First Nations Occupy Salmon Farm Until British Columbia Government Cancels License of Occupation
Aug 23, 2017 - First Nation Members Take Action on Salmon Farm; Sea Shepherd on Scene to Support
Aug 15, 2017 - Sea Shepherd Vessel Tailed by Corporate Fish Farm Boats in Western Canada
Aug 3, 2017 - Sea Shepherd Discovers Wild Fish Trapped in British Columbia’s Salmon Farm Pens
Jul 24, 2017 - Sea Shepherd Research Vessel Returns to Canada to Investigate Farmed Salmon Industry
Jul 8, 2017 - Sea Shepherd Dispels Panamanian Fishermen's Lies
Jun 28, 2017 - Sea Shepherd Vessel Rammed By Fishing Boat in Panama
Jun 26, 2017 - Sea Shepherd’s Operation Milagro III to Save the Vaquita Porpoise Concludes Its Six-Month Campaign in Mexico
Jun 14, 2017 - Dr. Bronner’s and Sea Shepherd Celebrate Partnership to Protect Our Oceans With Co-Branded Merchandise
Jun 7, 2017 - Oscar Winning Industry Heavy Weights Team with Sea Shepherd on Student Film Contest
May 31, 2017 - Sea Shepherd Records Never Before Seen Footage of Rare Cuvier’s Beaked Whales During Expedition in Mexico
May 20, 2017 - Sea Shepherd Arrives in Costa Rica With Offer to Help Curb Illegal Fishing Activities in Cocos Island
May 10, 2017 - Infringement Procedure against Denmark
Mar 31, 2017 - Sea Shepherd Global Statement Regarding Japanese Slaughter of 333 Minke Whales
Mar 28, 2017 - Sea Shepherd Assists Liberian Coast Guard in Arrest of Cargo Vessel on Suspicion of Identity Fraud and IUU Fishing
Mar 20, 2017 - ‘Sustainably-Certified’ Shrimp Trawler Arrested by Liberian Coast Guard with Assistance from Sea Shepherd
Feb 23, 2017 - Sea Shepherd Launches Operation Sola Stella with the Liberian Ministry of National Defense
Feb 15, 2017 - Nemesis Update: Day 75
Feb 8, 2017 - Dutch Postcode Lottery Supports Sea Shepherd with €900,000
Feb 6, 2017 - Frequently Asked Questions about Operation Nemesis
Jan 25, 2017 - Sea Shepherd UK’s fast boat MV Spitfire arrives back in the UK after being held in the Faroe Islands
Jan 17, 2017 - OPERATION NEMESIS UPDATE: Images of Japanese Poachers caught with Dead Whale Go Viral
Jan 15, 2017 - Sea Shepherd Catches Japanese Poaching Fleet with Dead Whale in Australian Sanctuary
Jan 9, 2017 - Operation Nemesis Campaign Update
Dec 23, 2016 - Sea Shepherd intercepts Japanese whaling fleet deep in the Australian Whale Sanctuary
Dec 10, 2016 - Sea Shepherd Cove Guardian Leader Detained at Osaka Airport In Japan
Dec 5, 2016 - The Chase Is On: Sea Shepherd Vessels Have Departed to Intercept Japanese Whaling Fleet in the Antarctic Whale Sanctuary
Nov 28, 2016 - Sea Shepherd Captain Found Guilty of Causing ‘Unnecessary suffering to dolphins’ by Danish Court
Sep 11, 2016 - Two Illegal Congolese Fishing Pirogues Arrested in Gabon's Territorial Waters
Aug 29, 2016 - Sea Shepherd Global Announces its 11th Antarctic Whale Defense Campaign: Operation Nemesis
Aug 26, 2016 - More Pilot Whales Slaughtered in the Faroe Islands
Aug 8, 2016 - Operation Albacore Results in Detention of Spanish Long-liner in São Tomé
Aug 5, 2016 - São Tomé and Príncipe joins Operation Albacore to further tackle IUU Fishing in the Gulf of Guinea
Aug 2, 2016 - Sea Shepherd Captain Returns to the Faroe Islands to demand Landmark Trial Court Date
Jul 27, 2016 - Sea Shepherd prepares legal proceedings against Denmark as Blood is Spilled Again on the Shores of the Faroe Islands